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Millie Marie
Making things your problem to better your community
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@milliemariecardenas spouting facts! Being a member of a community means showing up when it is inconvenient as well as when it is fun. It’s so easy to see people doing tasks like this and assume they are doing it in an official capacity. If you want to use tasks like this to find likeminded people in your neighborhood, create an item of clothing that you wear identifying yourself as a proactive volunteer and inviting others to join.
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CANDID Playing Cards
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I don’t own them because I’m not a card game person but I am fascinated by these cards by Charlotte Jackson and John Lifrieri. The concept is unique and the cards are beautiful.
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11d
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Writing Recommendations for People on LinkedIn
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There is nothing more awkward than asking someone to recommend you on LinkedIn. It feels so thirsty and terrible to beg people to say good things about you. To help people avoid this, I like to randomly pick someone I know and write them a rec unprompted. No one hates a compliment. Take 10 minutes out of your month to celebrate someone who inspires you!
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Decide the purpose of the club in advance
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Book clubs and other regular friend group gatherings often serve dual purposes: to gather at a regular cadence and to do the activity that meets the theme. Decide which is more important in advance and let that guide your rules for participation.
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29d
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Asking your friends for their kids’ sports schedules
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As a child-loving childless-by-choice Fun Aunt, I take great joy in attending the recreational activities of my friends’ kids. Once kids reach a certain age, my friends’ schedules get packed with attending soccer games or dance recitals and it becomes hard to make adult plans. That’s fine! Who cares about adult plans? My laissez-faire lifestyle means I retain the freedom to be able drop by at a moment’s notice, a luxury my now-overscheduled friends have lost. With their kids’ game schedules in hand, I can turn the soccer field into their de-facto living room and appear beside them in the bleachers to regain that quality time without any logistical back-and-forth.
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5w
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Keep a “gift box” in your home (and on your phone!)
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Why wait until it is time to give a gift to buy one? I have a box dedicated to storing gifts I buy for friends prior to an actual occasion. I keep a digital list of gift ideas on my phone when people mention hobbies or things they like so that I don’t have to grasp for gift ideas during the holidays.
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Laura Landers
not asking "what do you do for work?" when meeting someone
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I like to use “What are you obsessed with lately?”
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6w
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Samin Nosrat Gathers Friends for Dinner Every Week (Published 2025)
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Before I knew about Priya Parker, @Samin articulated practices I knew were working about my long-running book club but had failed to articulate myself. One thing that is missing from this list is “Share the Burden.” When building a community, it helps when everyone feels ownership over something, whether that be bringing a dish, bringing a list of possible books or rotating who hosts.
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CaringBridge
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CaringBridge is a wonderful way to support friends going through health or other crises. The site allows the user to create a private place where they update friends and family on their condition and how to be helpful without having to update every person individually. Setting them up for friends and offering to help manage updates is a very meaningful and easy way to support the one in need, especially if you are long distance.
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